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Old 17th July 2017, 01:01 PM   #4
Ibrahiim al Balooshi
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Originally Posted by Richard G
Apropos nothing in particular, it is interesting to see the three lads in the last photograph are sporting three completely different styles of jambiya\khunja and belt.
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Richard

Different tribe, different weapon. They are all called Jambia in that region which has a complex muddied history since in about 1923 it was annexed by Saudia and was previously in the Yemen. Take a walk in any souk in the region and you will see many different daggers.

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